Dreissigacker Emily

American biathlete who competed for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a teenager, Dreissigacker competed in cross-country skiing before taking up competitive rowing, going on to become a two-time NCAA All-American whilst a student at Dartmouth College, where she graduated with a degree in economics in 2011. Her switch to biathlon came about in 2014, when she injured her finger in an accident, leaving her unable to row for three months. As a result, she took up cross-country skiing again as cross-training. She retired from biathlon after the 2019-2020 season. Her father is Olympic rower Dick Dreissigacker, her maternal aunt is Olympic medallist in rowing Charlotte Geer and she is the sister of fellow Olympic biathlete Hannah Dreissigacker. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less